United States v. Robert Guerra, Robert Guerra v. United States

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• explaining that district courts may dismiss § 2255 petitions without a hearing when the petitioner presents a “patently frivolous claim[]”
• petitioner does not establish his right to a hearing by the simple expedient of filing a petition and a hearing is not required on patently frivolous claims or those which are based upon unsupported generalizations
• no hearing necessary when claims are based on unsupported generalizations

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